The Wind Alliance names new board members and chair

The Wind Alliance is revitalizing its structure and leadership to
better address challenges faced by wind energy industries. To this end,
the Alliance has appointed a new board and managing director.

As The Wind Alliance works to address the needs of the wind industry
it will develop programs in workforce education and training, industry
services and technology acceleration. Board members now include: Dick
Williams, P.E. President, Shell WindEnergy Inc., Dr. Raymond Cline
Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies, University of Houston,
Erin McKillop, J.D, Global Technology Innovation, Vestas Technology
R&D, Dr. Rathindra N. Bose, Vice Chancellor for Research and
Technology Transfer, University of Houston System Vice President for
Research and Technology Transfer, University of Houston, Dr. Patrick
(Barry) Butler Provost University of Iowa, and Dr. Daniel Laird,
Manager, Offshore Wind Sandia National Laboratories.

The board will be chaired by Williams; Dr. Cline will serve as the managing director. McKillop will serve as secretary.

The Wind Alliance consists of members of the energy industry,
academia and government in the United States together to addressing the
needs of the wind energy industry. The Wind Alliance is a 501(c) (3)
non-profit organization funded by member fees and donations. It is
managed and supported in part by the University of Houston.

The Alliance has three functional committees: workforce,
infrastructure and technology. The infrastructure committee studies the
national transmission, distribution and storage requirements. The
technology committee identifies the needs for next generation turbine
research, development, manufacturing and installation. The workforce
committee examines potential workforce deficits and specific
opportunities for research, education and industry partnerships.